Articles Tagged 'Sally Hawkins'

When was the last time you wrote someone a letter? Like the kind you send in the post, not an email. Canongate, an independent publisher in the U.K., may have been thinking about the same thing when they came up with the stage event Letters Live. The show spans five nights, with up to nine […]

We had a peek at the first Paddington trailer back in June 2013, but this is the first time we get to hear the Peruvian bear speak. And he’s quite cheeky. The trailer gives us a chuckle early on with Mr. Brown (Hugh Bonneville) referring to the bear on the platform as “Stranger Danger.” He […]

I don’t know where anyone gets off saying Friday 13 is unlucky, cos there’s been a bumper crop of movie news today that should keep anyone counting their lucky stars for a month at least. So, having dispensed with Tom Hiddleston and Tom Hardy, here’s the trailer to the Paddington movie, the one we’ve all […]

English author Michael Bond‘s Paddington Bear is starring in a new live-action film; it’s his time to shine. The teaser trailer gave us a glimpse of the Peruvian bear, but just that … a glimpse. StudioCanal has released two new photos, with Paddington standing tall and strong, giving us a better idea of what to expect from […]

What goes with red? That’s the question any number of British stars are asking themselves as they select outfits in which to walk the red carpet during awards season. The awards show marathon began officially a week ago when the Gotham Awards, which recognize work in American independent films, were handed out on Dec. 2 […]

Director Mike Newell’s film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, starring the Britished up cast of Jeremy Irvine (War Horse), Toby Irvine, Holliday Grainger (The Borgias), Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, Sally Hawkins, Jason Flemyng, William Ellis, David Walliams and 2013 Anglo Fan Favorite semifinalist Helena Bonham Carter, has been on the shelf for an entire year but great […]

It’s that heartwarming time of year that only rolls around once. You guessed it, it’s time to get cozy on the couch with that special loved one – yep, your laptop – and check out some heated scenes from British costume dramas. The Young Victoria The new bride (Emily Blunt) doesn’t have time to take a proper honeymoon, […]

I wasn’t going to make any explicit link between the cast of this, director Mike Newell’s new adaptation of the startling Charles Dickens story Great Expections, and the cast of the Harry Potter films. There are a great many British films that contain one or two of the Harry Potter cast dotted about, not least […]

Bob Hoskins, 69-year-old British TV and movie legend, has announced his retirement from acting after an astonishing 40 year career. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, and has opted to withdraw from public life – his last appearance will have been as one of eight ‘rough diamond’ dwarves in Snow White and the Huntsman […]